Wednesday, September 7, 2011

The Choosing Conscious Eldering Retreat was a wonderful, deeply moving retreat that left me, the cook, as transformed as the participants. There was so much love, appreciation and beauty coming from the people and so much bounty, nourishment and beauty in our gardens - it was a pure joy to harvest, cook and serve. After a week of mostly sunshine and warmth, the closure of this retreat was a brief intense thunderstorm with the lightning hitting the ground right in front of the retreat center and again, a few minutes after, just behind. And then, gently, the sun came back... It felt sacred, joyful and exiting as if nature itself was giving her final blessing to this gathering. It was so powerful. Here’s the menu I planned for this retreat. Just reading the titles does not translate the beauty all the edible flowers, fresh greens, herbs and vegetables were contributing to those meals, but it can give an idea (if some of the participants would like to share their pictures, that would be even better! :)

About this blog...

Inspired by wonderful cookbooks, our gardens, friends and guests of our retreat center, this blog is simply a means to share our recipes and enthusiasm for healthy cooking with all the retreat participants and friends who have shown an interest. All the ingredients used in these recipes are organic and, if possible, local (often from our own gardens!) May this blog be an inspiration to either cook wholesome meals for yourselves or come to one of our retreats!